I have a few optional parameters which a user is expected to select a value for before a report is generated. If a user selects a value, the report is filtered ( by a where clause) based on the selected parameter criterion, othewise a report with all values for that parameter is presented. I would like to show the selected parameter in the Title Band . If a user skips a parameter selection, I want to show all in the Title. The text field element in the Title Band has the follwing syntax "Town - "+ ($P{TOWN_ID}!=null?$F{TOWN_ID}:"All").toString() However at runtime the report spits out null if there is no parameter selection by the user, otherwise it works fine. Would appreciate all/any help. Thanks!